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it is called sandy release. there is so much pork in there that has nothing to do with helping the people's suffering that is a crime against the treasury. $9 billion is for immediate relief, but that is in the past. $50 billion of this, i will give you one example. amtrak had some damage. is about $32 billion. the bill has $300 million for operating expenses because they operate at a loss. there's so much junk in this. $500 million to nooa. >> what is noa? >> national oceanic and atmospheric -- they predict storms. >> this does not address the fundamental problem that sandy created. >> we have a system in which du burns $60 billion in one hour -- in which you burn $60 billion, twice the budget of the state of new jersey. >> noaa already exists and they have done an excellent job in predicting sandy. >> now they need more. >> more for noaa. >> deliberate over the way you deliberate -- >> we have to take a break and then we will look at what lies ahead for the president's cabinet. but secretary of state hillary c
it is called sandy release. there is so much pork in there that has nothing to do with helping the people's suffering that is a crime against the treasury. $9 billion is for immediate relief, but that is in the past. $50 billion of this, i will give you one example. amtrak had some damage. is about $32 billion. the bill has $300 million for operating expenses because they operate at a loss. there's so much junk in this. $500 million to nooa. >> what is noa? >> national oceanic and...
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its arrival came just over a week after hurricane sandy battered the region. police cars in new york city patrolled low-lying neighborhoods, urging people to evacuate again. the approaching nor'easter brought a wintry mix of cold and snow and possibly, minor flooding in already damaged coastal areas. new york mayor michael bloomberg: >> we haven't and won't order the kind of large scale evacuation we ordered in advance of hurricane sandy but if you are experiencing significant flooding during sandy you should consider taking shelter with friends and family at a safer spot or using one of the city's storm center shelters. >> sreenivasan: in new jersey, thousands of storm-weary people braced for their brush with the new storm, even as cleanup efforts continued from "sandy". governor chris christie suggested it was a little like the biblical plagues. >> when i finally got that final kind of, forecast that i got last night, i said i'm waiting for the locusts and pestilence next, you know. >> sreenivasan: the storm could also bring wind gusts of 65 miles an hour--
its arrival came just over a week after hurricane sandy battered the region. police cars in new york city patrolled low-lying neighborhoods, urging people to evacuate again. the approaching nor'easter brought a wintry mix of cold and snow and possibly, minor flooding in already damaged coastal areas. new york mayor michael bloomberg: >> we haven't and won't order the kind of large scale evacuation we ordered in advance of hurricane sandy but if you are experiencing significant flooding...
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two of the 20 first graders killed at sandy hook elementary. townspeople are still reeling. >> really sad. i didn't want to go back to work today. it hit me hard because i got two kids too. the same age that happened to these kids. it really hit hard, like a parent, like a dad. >> suarez: a somber weekend had concluded with last night's vigil at newtown high school about a mile away from the scene of the killings. ( applause ) police and emergency personnel got a standing ovation as they entered the auditorium. president obama met privately with the victims' families before addressing the shaken crowd. >> i can only hope it helps for you to know that you're not alone in your grief. that our world too has been torn apart, that all across this land of ours we have went with you. we pulled our children tight. and you must know that whatever measure of comfort we can provide, we will provide. whatever portion of sadness that we can share with you to ease this heavy load, we will gladly bear. newtown, you are not alone. >> suarez: the weekend also b
two of the 20 first graders killed at sandy hook elementary. townspeople are still reeling. >> really sad. i didn't want to go back to work today. it hit me hard because i got two kids too. the same age that happened to these kids. it really hit hard, like a parent, like a dad. >> suarez: a somber weekend had concluded with last night's vigil at newtown high school about a mile away from the scene of the killings. ( applause ) police and emergency personnel got a standing ovation as...
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like the rest of the nation, gas is actually cheaper now than before superstorm sandy. a month ago, superstorm sandy shut down refineries in the northeast, delayed oil shipments and left many gasoline stations without power. in some hard hit areas, prices spiked more than ten cents a gallon. but now, the situation has drastically improved here and around the country. regular unleaded costs an average of $3.42 nationwide. that's 12 cents below where it was a month ago. but drivers are still paying about 12 cents more for gas today than a year ago. a big reason is escalating middle east tensions. >> anytime you have that kind of conflict in the middle east, whether it's the israelis or the egyptians, the syrians, it really the disruption of flow, you know. any time you get a problem in the gulf, it's really going to hinder oil prices. >> reporter: if the recent cease-fire between hamas and israel in the gaza strip holds, many thi prices at the pump will drift lower. it also helps that u.s. refineries are producing ample supplies of gasoline. a.a.a. expects regular unleade
like the rest of the nation, gas is actually cheaper now than before superstorm sandy. a month ago, superstorm sandy shut down refineries in the northeast, delayed oil shipments and left many gasoline stations without power. in some hard hit areas, prices spiked more than ten cents a gallon. but now, the situation has drastically improved here and around the country. regular unleaded costs an average of $3.42 nationwide. that's 12 cents below where it was a month ago. but drivers are still...
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the impact super-storm sandy has had on the job market seems to be dissipating. 23,000 fewer americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits during thanksgiving week compared to a week earlier. the total was 393,000. it had jumped to over 400,000 in the weeks following t storm. still, we saw just modest gains on wall street today-- the dow rose 36 points, the nasdaq was up 20, and the s&p 500 added six. >> tom: the roster of companies announcing special one-time paydays for their shareholders continued growing today. taxes on stock dividends are currently set at 15%. but with no deal on the fiscal cliff, dividends will be taxed like regular income, meaning they could go up to over 40% for some high-income households. we spoke with larry mendelson, the chairman and c.e.o. at avionics gear maker heico, which announced its own special dividend this week. larry, thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. what role did the fiscal cliff play in heico decision to paid fiscal dividend. >> i think the fiscal cliff was very important. and moreover the threat to increase taxes in 2013, taxe
the impact super-storm sandy has had on the job market seems to be dissipating. 23,000 fewer americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits during thanksgiving week compared to a week earlier. the total was 393,000. it had jumped to over 400,000 in the weeks following t storm. still, we saw just modest gains on wall street today-- the dow rose 36 points, the nasdaq was up 20, and the s&p 500 added six. >> tom: the roster of companies announcing special one-time paydays for their...
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is to make sure that they are safe and happy. >> suarez: sandy hook itself remains closed. plans call for its students to be sent to a now vacant school in nearbyonroe, butt was unclear when. back in washington, a string of democratic members of congress took to the house floor calling for new gun legislation. >> thank you, mr. speaker. we need to pass bold, necessary, overdue gun control legislation. if we do not, this will happen again. >> 20 innocents and their six teachers. more tears. more burials. but will we heed its meaning? will we break the gun lobby's spell? >> suarez: outside the capital, the head of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence said sandy hook has altered the political equation on guns. >> they say friday's horrific mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school changed everything. and it has. it is a tipping point. >> suarez: and white house spokesman jay carney announced president obama will back a push for new legislation. >> he is actively supportive of, for example, senator feinstein's stated intent to revive a piece of leglation that would re
is to make sure that they are safe and happy. >> suarez: sandy hook itself remains closed. plans call for its students to be sent to a now vacant school in nearbyonroe, butt was unclear when. back in washington, a string of democratic members of congress took to the house floor calling for new gun legislation. >> thank you, mr. speaker. we need to pass bold, necessary, overdue gun control legislation. if we do not, this will happen again. >> 20 innocents and their six...
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president o blamea-- obama will ask congress for $50 billion for hurricane sandy. they announced it today in a statement the moy is to help rebuild road, tunnels and assist thousands of people forced from their homes. those are those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: the u.s. supreme court announced today that for the first time in its history it would review the contentious issue of same-sex marriage. for more on the story we turn to margaret warner. >> warner: the justices agreed to hear arguments in two cases: one is california's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, adopted by voters as referendum proposition 8. it was challenged on grounds that gay citizens have the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexuals. the justices will also review a provision of the federal "defense of marriage act" or doma that deprives legally married gay couples of federal benefits that are available to heterosexual couples. same-sex marriage is legal or will be soon in nine states and the district of columbia. but 31 states have amende
president o blamea-- obama will ask congress for $50 billion for hurricane sandy. they announced it today in a statement the moy is to help rebuild road, tunnels and assist thousands of people forced from their homes. those are those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: the u.s. supreme court announced today that for the first time in its history it would review the contentious issue of same-sex marriage. for more on the story we turn to margaret warner....
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first in the house, a bill to help victims of superstorm sandy. house speaker john boehner nixed the vote in the last hours of 2012, drawing a firestorm of criticism. it comes up in the house in two parts- the first tomorrow, and the other mid-january. >> the next act will begin a couple of months from now, probably in late february, early march, when we hit the debt ceiling and when the automatic spending cuts come into play again, and either have to be replaced with other spending cuts, or again, kicked down the road. >> reporter: these are the same issues that snarled congress in the summer of 2011, and again during the fiscal cliff debate. there's little hope for a better outcome this year. president obama has promised not to negotiate with the new congress on raisg the debt ceiling, but republicans are ready to use it to force major federal spending reforms and tame the national debt. right now, the u.s. owes $16 trillion, but some calculate our total liabilities much higher. and as congress jumps from small deal to small deal as they have be
first in the house, a bill to help victims of superstorm sandy. house speaker john boehner nixed the vote in the last hours of 2012, drawing a firestorm of criticism. it comes up in the house in two parts- the first tomorrow, and the other mid-january. >> the next act will begin a couple of months from now, probably in late february, early march, when we hit the debt ceiling and when the automatic spending cuts come into play again, and either have to be replaced with other spending cuts,...
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jill biden the wife of vice president is a teacher from sandy hook elementary school. kate lynn i believe is her name from newtown connecticut. and that reminds us of the theme of much of not only the president's remarks tonight but the guests tonight, mark. in the chamber. at least a couple of dozen of members of congress have invited either victims of gun violence or... >> or surviving family members including with the first lady. >> woodruff: we just saw michelle obama, the first lady, talking with one of those special guests. and again i'm reminded that's the mother of the 15-year-old teenager, young woman. she performed at the president's inauguration from chicago. she went home to chicago and then was gunned down in a shooting that was said to be just a mile or so from the president's house. >> that's right. and two people were arrested yesterday. >> woodruff: and one of the points the white house has been making is that gun violence is not something distant. it touches many many families in this country. that's one of the points. >> that's a realm where i think
jill biden the wife of vice president is a teacher from sandy hook elementary school. kate lynn i believe is her name from newtown connecticut. and that reminds us of the theme of much of not only the president's remarks tonight but the guests tonight, mark. in the chamber. at least a couple of dozen of members of congress have invited either victims of gun violence or... >> or surviving family members including with the first lady. >> woodruff: we just saw michelle obama, the first...
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>> woodruff: neil irwin, how much money are we talk about here for hurricane sandy. the number was $stict of 60 billion. it sounds like a lot of money-- >> it's $60 billion, it's a lot of money by any measure. government spends $2 trillion a year. emergency spendin spending is o. it doesn't change the long-term picture by much. it's not a huge number in the scheme of things but it gets back to the ideological issue, okay, when something bad happens and we have a devastating storm, is the government going to write a check and help that area and help people rebuild and spend whatevert takes to do, that or are we going to have a long, contentious legislative debate to figure out how to offset that spending elsewhere? that debate came up it at an inopportune time for a republican party already freyed in a lot of ways. >> woodruff: i know a lot of republicans were saying this money should have been offset with spending cuts and it wasn't. it won't be, i guess, is the view right now. >> it appears that way. i think the situation is still in flux even as we teak spooek and
>> woodruff: neil irwin, how much money are we talk about here for hurricane sandy. the number was $stict of 60 billion. it sounds like a lot of money-- >> it's $60 billion, it's a lot of money by any measure. government spends $2 trillion a year. emergency spendin spending is o. it doesn't change the long-term picture by much. it's not a huge number in the scheme of things but it gets back to the ideological issue, okay, when something bad happens and we have a devastating storm,...
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we'll ask b.m.o asset management's sandy lincoln. he's this week's "market monitor" guest. and why a new program to help student loan borrowers could mean a big win for high earners with graduate degrees. >> its medical marijuana business is a $2 billion a year industry already. it's projected to more than quad are you nell the next four years. but now colorado and washington state residents can use marijuana without a doctor's permission. while they are still breaking federal law, what impact could these new state laws have on the medical dope business? we have more of our recent conversation with tripp keber, c.e.o. of medical marijuana products maker dixie elixirs. >> you are looking at a $300 million in denver going to in excess of $600 million, this is about taxes, this is about jobs. the state of colorado we paid into a state coffers as an industry over $50 million in taxes, licenses and fees. we employ as an industry directly over 10,000 people in the state. and so there areot many states that can afford to turn a blind eye to that. so i certainly believe in the stat
we'll ask b.m.o asset management's sandy lincoln. he's this week's "market monitor" guest. and why a new program to help student loan borrowers could mean a big win for high earners with graduate degrees. >> its medical marijuana business is a $2 billion a year industry already. it's projected to more than quad are you nell the next four years. but now colorado and washington state residents can use marijuana without a doctor's permission. while they are still breaking federal...
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he three times on relief for hurricane sandy victims, on the violence against women act and on the fiscal cliff at the beginning of the session he three times brought up legislation and passed it with a minority of his own party and democrats providing the margin of victory. and, you know, that i think in all three cases it was in the interest of the nation, certain in the interest of the party not to go on record against violence against women and not to be against hurricane sandy victims but it does jeopardize his leadership, his -- i think his speakership. he's under siege right now. >> it's hard to believe there's anybody else who could be doing any better. >> i agree. >> this is the structure of the party right now and we're going to have a presidential election and somebody like rand paul will represent a certain wing of the party and maybe something like marco rubio or somebody else will represent the other wing and it will be argued out but that structure is yet to be resolved within the party. i think the marco rubio establishment side will win. >> the democrats lost all those el
he three times on relief for hurricane sandy victims, on the violence against women act and on the fiscal cliff at the beginning of the session he three times brought up legislation and passed it with a minority of his own party and democrats providing the margin of victory. and, you know, that i think in all three cases it was in the interest of the nation, certain in the interest of the party not to go on record against violence against women and not to be against hurricane sandy victims but...
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a driver's license -- [ talking at the same time ] >> after the new town massacre up there at that sandy hook elementary school, in newtown, gun sales doubled. people say better i can defend myself because nobody else will -- [ talking at the same time ] >> i don't think -- [ talking at the same time ] >> a sorry history. the shooting in washington was the latest in a long nationwide history. the following list does not include all the u.s. killings over the past six years. >> december 2012, newtown connecticut, 20 children and six adults shot to death. august 2012, oak creek, wisconsin, six killed. july 2012, colorado, 12 killed, 58 wounded. january 2011, tucson, arizona, six killed. and former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords severely injured. november 2009, texas, 13 killed. 29 wounded. april 2007, virginia tech, 32 killed by one shooter, the worse mass shooting in u.s. history. >> question, president obama on tuesday says if voters want gun legislation to get passed in congress, they should focus attention on congress. president obama highlighted of today's congress in order
a driver's license -- [ talking at the same time ] >> after the new town massacre up there at that sandy hook elementary school, in newtown, gun sales doubled. people say better i can defend myself because nobody else will -- [ talking at the same time ] >> i don't think -- [ talking at the same time ] >> a sorry history. the shooting in washington was the latest in a long nationwide history. the following list does not include all the u.s. killings over the past six years....
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just an hour from sea bright, another small town was badly damaged by sandy. of the community's 520 homes, 60 were washed away and 139 remain uninhabitable. still without electricity, gas, sewers or water. >> we're the smallest town with the most amount of damage. we have to take it one step at a time. we can't expect anything to happen overnight. it's baby steps. >> brown: on new york's staten island some of those who lost their homes spent christmas in shelters. >> this is actually the first time ever since 1916 there won't be a member of my family in my home on christmas morning. >> brown: meanwhile others have left new york for temporary homes in places like new milford, connecticut. >> right now i'm just taking it all in, just to even have my own little personal space is such a luxury. you change your goals. you change your priorities, your basic... everything changes. >> brown: yet some areas are showing signs of life again. in recent weeks businesses in seaside heights, new jersey, have been reopening to very grateful customers. >> this is very good. i
just an hour from sea bright, another small town was badly damaged by sandy. of the community's 520 homes, 60 were washed away and 139 remain uninhabitable. still without electricity, gas, sewers or water. >> we're the smallest town with the most amount of damage. we have to take it one step at a time. we can't expect anything to happen overnight. it's baby steps. >> brown: on new york's staten island some of those who lost their homes spent christmas in shelters. >> this is...
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and the northeast took slow steps toward recovery, one week after hurricane sandy hit. everyone gets sick, even the leader of the free world. hari sreenivasan takes a look at how health affects the presidency. >> sreenivasn: this year's candidates have clean bills of health, but that hasn't always been the case. we look at the ailments of past presidents, from depression to influenza to heart attacks. that's on our health page. as we see a final day of campaign ads, historian michael beschloss reflects on a 1976 commercial for gerald ford that never aired because it was too emotional for its time. and on our world page, video journalist toby muse filed a report of his visit with the gravediggers of aleppo, syria. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening, with full coverage of election day voting, and stay with you all night with results and analysis as the polls close. thank you, and good night. maj
and the northeast took slow steps toward recovery, one week after hurricane sandy hit. everyone gets sick, even the leader of the free world. hari sreenivasan takes a look at how health affects the presidency. >> sreenivasn: this year's candidates have clean bills of health, but that hasn't always been the case. we look at the ailments of past presidents, from depression to influenza to heart attacks. that's on our health page. as we see a final day of campaign ads, historian michael...
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. >> ifill: instead, in the wake of the massacre at sandy hook elementary school, mr. obama said, "this time, the words need to lead to action" on gun violence. >> the vast majority of responsible law abiding gun owners would be some of the first to say that we should be able to keep an irresponsible law breaking few from buying a weapon of war. i'm willing to bet that they don't think that using a gun and using common sense are incompatible ideas. there is a big chunk of space between what the 2nd amendment means and having no rules at all. >> reporter: to that end, the president announced vice president biden and an administration team will craft recommendations on everything from gun laws to mental health, to be sent to congress by january. >> this is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks will be studying the issue for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. this is a team that has a very specific task-- the pull together real reforms right now. >> ifill: the president bristled at a suggestion that he took
. >> ifill: instead, in the wake of the massacre at sandy hook elementary school, mr. obama said, "this time, the words need to lead to action" on gun violence. >> the vast majority of responsible law abiding gun owners would be some of the first to say that we should be able to keep an irresponsible law breaking few from buying a weapon of war. i'm willing to bet that they don't think that using a gun and using common sense are incompatible ideas. there is a big chunk of...
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much of that was due to reconstruction from hurricane sandy. other bright spots were health care, which added another 55,000 workers; restaurants and bars, which gained 38,000 more employees; and manufacturing, with 25,000 new positions. alan krueger is chairman of the president's council of economic advisors. >> i think we're seeing the job market continuing to heal. the economy's continuing to heal from the very deep damage that was caused by the financial crisis. >> brown: even so, there were also indications of continued sluggishness in december. the unemployment rate was 7.8%. that's up a tenth from the initial reading in november, which was revised upward today. and the number of unemployed rose 164,000 to 12.2 million. that number rises to nearly 23 million once part-time workers and those who've given up looking for work are added in. most economists expect modest growth but little overall improvement this year, as the pace of job growth remains too low to make much of a dent in the unemployment rate. we get an enomic snapshot of differ
much of that was due to reconstruction from hurricane sandy. other bright spots were health care, which added another 55,000 workers; restaurants and bars, which gained 38,000 more employees; and manufacturing, with 25,000 new positions. alan krueger is chairman of the president's council of economic advisors. >> i think we're seeing the job market continuing to heal. the economy's continuing to heal from the very deep damage that was caused by the financial crisis. >> brown: even...
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but what if, when adam lanza started shooting his way into sandy hook elementary school last friday, he had been confronted by qualified armed security? will you at least admit it's possible that 26 little kids, that 26 innocent lives might have been spared? is that so abhorrent to you that you would rather continue to risk the alternative? i call on coress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation, and to do it now, to make sure that blanket of safety is in place when our children return to school in january. the nra is going to bring all of its knowledge, dedication and resources to develop a model national school shield emergency response program for every school that wants it. from armed security to building design and access control to information technology to student and teacher training, this multi-faceted program will be developed by the very best experts in their fields. >> suarez: we get a response to the nra's comments now. it comes from mark glaze, the director of mayors against illega
but what if, when adam lanza started shooting his way into sandy hook elementary school last friday, he had been confronted by qualified armed security? will you at least admit it's possible that 26 little kids, that 26 innocent lives might have been spared? is that so abhorrent to you that you would rather continue to risk the alternative? i call on coress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation, and to do...
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before hurricanes thomas last year, isaac in august and recently sandy. each storm brought a grim reminder of yet one more ever-present disaster: the deadly cholera epidemic that started ten months after the quake. at the cholera ward of saint luke's hospital just outside the capital port-au-prin, this doctor says since hurricane sandy admissions have doubled from 20 to 40 patients each day. >> most of the new cases are coming from further up the hill in places where we had not seen them before. i'm not positive but perhaps the wells there have been contaminated. >> reporter: experts believe cholera was brought here by u.n. peacekeepers. untreated sewage from this base flowed into a tributary of the river, the major source of water foroth washing and drinking. cholera is spread by fecal-oral contact. two years on 200,000 patients have been sickened, 750 d 7,500 have died from diarrhea and fluid loss. each flood brings more contaminated water, more cases. the epidemic prompted massive relief efforts and public campaigns. on the streets and in classrooms pr
before hurricanes thomas last year, isaac in august and recently sandy. each storm brought a grim reminder of yet one more ever-present disaster: the deadly cholera epidemic that started ten months after the quake. at the cholera ward of saint luke's hospital just outside the capital port-au-prin, this doctor says since hurricane sandy admissions have doubled from 20 to 40 patients each day. >> most of the new cases are coming from further up the hill in places where we had not seen them...
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>> well, i mean just as sandy is saying, you have to underline the fact that out of the pro profit-- for profit colleges it they are producing almost 50% of all the people that default on their loans even though is a much smaller percent of actual students. so any college that has tuition that doesn't match the outcomes that they are able to promise the students is really putting students in a serious bind. >> brown: so follow-- some, trying to pars this, anya, some people are getting, are sort of forced into these situations and some people are kind of getting themselves into the situation. >> how do we think this true? >> well, it's a very tricky mat tore try to assign blame here. we're talking about 18-year-olds who are making lifetime decisions, right. so the question is, is the major are you choosing at the institution you are choosing, is that going to be adequate to pay for the loans that you are taking out? and you know, a very easy example to take is law students and medical students, each of them borrow on average $100,000 to go to school but they are going into a very high
>> well, i mean just as sandy is saying, you have to underline the fact that out of the pro profit-- for profit colleges it they are producing almost 50% of all the people that default on their loans even though is a much smaller percent of actual students. so any college that has tuition that doesn't match the outcomes that they are able to promise the students is really putting students in a serious bind. >> brown: so follow-- some, trying to pars this, anya, some people are...
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there was a majority in the house for bills like hurricane sandy relief that passed. but boehner can't keep the speakership if he copes going to that majority because he needs a majority of republicans to keep him speaker. and it's just a terrible situation. >> rose: political question, chris s it automatic, we all look at what happened between clinton and gingrich. and we say if you are seen to have caused a government shutdown it will do serious political damage to you. but i have heard people say it's not that way this time. >> not to your cd, your congressional district. the way the voters, it is not all jerry manneddering but some of it is. 230 some congressional seats, a strong ma ert did -- majority are members of congress, republicans representing people who voted against obama last time. they go home and said i did what you did. i voted against this guy. but for the country as a whole, boehner has to sort of like speaker o'neill represent the country as a whole. and the country as a whole cannot cashier its presidency which is what this might do, this whole i
there was a majority in the house for bills like hurricane sandy relief that passed. but boehner can't keep the speakership if he copes going to that majority because he needs a majority of republicans to keep him speaker. and it's just a terrible situation. >> rose: political question, chris s it automatic, we all look at what happened between clinton and gingrich. and we say if you are seen to have caused a government shutdown it will do serious political damage to you. but i have heard...
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the specific story of hurricane sandy which obviously affected millions of people and really caught the public's imaginationment but it didn't end. coverage of other hurricanes h there is a beginning, a middle and an end. the fact is what sandy did or seems to have done is to take the idea of climate change from an abstraction, something that scientists and experts deted, to something that millions of people along the east coast and in manhattan and staten island and the other boroughs in new york city experienced for themselves and it started a debate. we don't know obviously what the long-term consequences are, but it does suggest there is something different about this story and its long-term implications. >> woodruff: and it's interesting, michael, because we've had big storms in this country before. >> sure. >> woodruff: but there was something different about this one? >> i think people are getting a little more alert to it politically. and one thing that historians of the fure do is if something terrible happens, if climate change over the next 50 years or so achieve great injury
the specific story of hurricane sandy which obviously affected millions of people and really caught the public's imaginationment but it didn't end. coverage of other hurricanes h there is a beginning, a middle and an end. the fact is what sandy did or seems to have done is to take the idea of climate change from an abstraction, something that scientists and experts deted, to something that millions of people along the east coast and in manhattan and staten island and the other boroughs in new...
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when hurricane sandy plunged her hospital into darkness she wasn't thinking about how her own home was faring. her mind was on the 20 precious newborns in her care and the rescue plan she devised that kept them all safe. we should follow the example of a north miami woman named desaline victor. when she arrived at her polling place she was told the wait to vote might be six hours. and as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or aching feet or whether folks like her would get to have their say. hour after hour a throng of people stayed in line to support her because desiline is 102 years old. they erupted in cheers when she finally put on a sticker that read, "i voted." ( applause ) there's desiline. we should follow the example of a police officer named brian murphy. when a gunman opened fire on a siek temple in wisconsin, brian was the first to arrive. he did not consider his own safety. he fought back until help arrived and ordered his fellow officers to protect the safety of the fellow americans worshipping inside. even as he lay bleeding from 12 bullet wounds. whe
when hurricane sandy plunged her hospital into darkness she wasn't thinking about how her own home was faring. her mind was on the 20 precious newborns in her care and the rescue plan she devised that kept them all safe. we should follow the example of a north miami woman named desaline victor. when she arrived at her polling place she was told the wait to vote might be six hours. and as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or aching feet or whether folks like her would get...
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that's exactly what happened to sandy lawson. here's how she coped with those challenges. >> sandy lawson six years ago was working on her 24th year with the riverside county sheriff's department as a corporal at the riverside county jail in blythe, california. and i was a training officer. and my whole thing was, i was going to do three more years. i was gonna retire. live in phoenix, arizona, play guitars, play a little flute. my life was just planned out. i was going to relax and have a great time. >> lamont: what happened five years ago? >> i had a stroke. i didn't know i had a stroke. my body just stopped working slowly. and the next thing i knew, i was in the hospital. >> lamont: when did you begin to lose your vision? >> probably about three weeks after. >> lamont: all right, so between the stroke and the loss of vision, how did things change for you? >> well, after a while, my department retired me because i was no longer viable as a training officer working in a county jail facility. >> lamont: your motor functions are s
that's exactly what happened to sandy lawson. here's how she coped with those challenges. >> sandy lawson six years ago was working on her 24th year with the riverside county sheriff's department as a corporal at the riverside county jail in blythe, california. and i was a training officer. and my whole thing was, i was going to do three more years. i was gonna retire. live in phoenix, arizona, play guitars, play a little flute. my life was just planned out. i was going to relax and have...
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and then after that, we had the vote on hurricane sandy. and the people of new york and new jersey and new england who were devastated by it to get the same kind of treatment that the people who suffered from cat in-- katrina did. left to republican votes and john boehner's best efforts have failed in the house of representatives. democrats passed it. both cases, democrats were the key. >> i thinks that-- these are exceptional cases. in the years ahead the republicans discover they can't govern controlling the house. the democrats are going to discover they can't get much done unless they control the house. and i think in general the general pattern is they both lost a lot of -- >> here we are the friday before the secretary inauguration, second term so we're talking about president's actions this week. how he is positioning himself, what do you see in that? for the secretary term? >> i think right now he's sort of in a much more moderate spot than he was last time. i think if you look at the first two big issues that first the fiscal fight
and then after that, we had the vote on hurricane sandy. and the people of new york and new jersey and new england who were devastated by it to get the same kind of treatment that the people who suffered from cat in-- katrina did. left to republican votes and john boehner's best efforts have failed in the house of representatives. democrats passed it. both cases, democrats were the key. >> i thinks that-- these are exceptional cases. in the years ahead the republicans discover they can't...
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the republican party as defined has some issues that are dragging it and, third, there was hurricane sandy. what which of these theories do you think are accurate? >> well, wherever anyone loses there are people who say it's the candidates' fault, it's never the strategists fault, it's never the people's fault, it's always the candidates' fault. mitt romney had a difficult primary process. he came through it. therefore he was a better candidate than the other six or eight people that ran in that race. but he did struggle. i do think there are a number of points after the primaries where you didn't quite understand exactly what that came -- campaign was about. so they didn't really get their legs. not only -- not only did they seem to get their legs-- in hindsight it didn't have as much of an impact as much as the media made-- was that debate. i think there are things about that party, especially since 2010, that have really stressed them as far as their ability to be -- go beyond a very small base. as we've had demographic changes cultural changes they've not been able to adapt, so far, or
the republican party as defined has some issues that are dragging it and, third, there was hurricane sandy. what which of these theories do you think are accurate? >> well, wherever anyone loses there are people who say it's the candidates' fault, it's never the strategists fault, it's never the people's fault, it's always the candidates' fault. mitt romney had a difficult primary process. he came through it. therefore he was a better candidate than the other six or eight people that ran...
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sandy hook may push people even farther to the extremes. >> go to pbs.org/frontline to watch the extended video interviews with john boehn... >> we'd worked out the numbers, and we were there. >> and william daley. >> ...that it was done, they had a deal... >> explore relationships betwn the key players and the debt and deficit battles, and a timeline of how they played out. and find out what's still to come in this bitter, high-stakes standoff. follfrontline on facebook and twitter, or tell us what you think at pbs.org/frontline. frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund, with a grant from scott nathan and laura debonis. captioned by media acces
sandy hook may push people even farther to the extremes. >> go to pbs.org/frontline to watch the extended video interviews with john boehn... >> we'd worked out the numbers, and we were there. >> and william daley. >> ...that it was done, they had a deal... >> explore relationships betwn the key players and the debt and deficit battles, and a timeline of how they played out. and find out what's still to come in this bitter, high-stakes standoff. follfrontline on...
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a major fire erupted today in a new jersey town that was hit hard by hurricane "sandy" last year. flames blazed across several blocks of the boardwalk in seaside park, after spreading from an ice cream store. police said tar roofs and high winds fanned the fire and sent heavy smoke billowing down the beach. foreclosures across the u.s. were down substantially in august. the listing firm realty-trac says only 56,000 homes went into foreclosure. that's the smallest number in nearly eight years. but, the company said, the risk of foreclosure remains high in florida, nevada and ohio. supporters of raising hourly pay to what they call a living wage encountered a setback today in washington d.c. mayor vincent gray vetoed a bill that would have forced large retailers to pay employees at least $12.50 an hour. he called it a job killer. the bill centered on wal-mart and its plans to build new retail stores in the nation's capital. in business news, twitter has confirmed it's going public. the company announced it today in a tweet. it gave no details. and on wall street, stocks gave a littl
a major fire erupted today in a new jersey town that was hit hard by hurricane "sandy" last year. flames blazed across several blocks of the boardwalk in seaside park, after spreading from an ice cream store. police said tar roofs and high winds fanned the fire and sent heavy smoke billowing down the beach. foreclosures across the u.s. were down substantially in august. the listing firm realty-trac says only 56,000 homes went into foreclosure. that's the smallest number in nearly...
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suarez: you can find more and the reach out and read program lost thousands of books after hurricane sandy last month. >> brown: finally tonight, the college football season is reaching a climax of rivalries and conference championship games and its basketball season is now underway. but much of the action in college sports these days is away from the field or the court, as schools change affiliations and leagues. in the last 18 months some 30 colleges have made moves. among the most prominent, the university of louisville's departure from the big east to join the atlantic coast conference or a.c.c. and two eastern schools headed to the big ten, traditionally a midwest-based conference: the university of maryland is leaving the a.c.c. and rutgers is departing from the big east. what's going on? sportswriter and author john feinstein joins me now. john, first of all, for the uninitiated, explain the role of these conferences traditionally. how do they work and how do they divide up the college world? >> well, jeff, conferences were designed initially to take schools that were together geogr
suarez: you can find more and the reach out and read program lost thousands of books after hurricane sandy last month. >> brown: finally tonight, the college football season is reaching a climax of rivalries and conference championship games and its basketball season is now underway. but much of the action in college sports these days is away from the field or the court, as schools change affiliations and leagues. in the last 18 months some 30 colleges have made moves. among the most...
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storm spun up the east coast today and caused new damage in places still recovering from hurricane sandy. coastal flooding was a big concern for new jersey and massachusetts. at the same time, up to eight inches of wet, heavy snow was expected across new england. this storm has proved unpredictable, sparing washington but dumping up to 20 inches in parts of virginia. in economic news, the federal reserve today reported household wealth is finally nearing pre- recession levels after more than five years. it topped $66 trillion the dow jones industrial average gained 33 points to close above 14,329, a new record high. the nasdaq rose more than nine points to close at 3,232. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we turn to the budget battles in washington, where president obama has embarked on a kind of charm offensive as he begins new rounds of fiscal negotiations with republicans. newshour congressional correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. >> reporter: the occasion was lunch with the president, and congressman paul ryan was a special gue
storm spun up the east coast today and caused new damage in places still recovering from hurricane sandy. coastal flooding was a big concern for new jersey and massachusetts. at the same time, up to eight inches of wet, heavy snow was expected across new england. this storm has proved unpredictable, sparing washington but dumping up to 20 inches in parts of virginia. in economic news, the federal reserve today reported household wealth is finally nearing pre- recession levels after more than...
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the people of newtown, connecticut endured a fourth day of funerals for the mass shooting victims at sandy hook elementary school. police escorted processions of mourners as five more children and a teacher were laid to rest. services are also scheduled tomorrow and into the weekend. meanwhile in washington, vice president joe biden met with cabinet and law enforcement officials to discuss ways of reducing gun violence. later, attorney general eric holder headed to newtown to meet with those investigating the shootings. the first major winter storm of the season moved across the midwest today and began taking a toll on holiday travelers. blizzard warnings stretched from kansas to wisconsin as the weather system pushed eastward. it has already dumped a foot of snow in some areas, driven by powerful winds. in turn, some of the nation's busiest airports are reporting hundreds of flight delays and cancellations. the countdown to the end of the world was on today, at least in some places. it's based on a reading of the mayan calendar that says a final cataclysm will strike, tomorrow. we have a
the people of newtown, connecticut endured a fourth day of funerals for the mass shooting victims at sandy hook elementary school. police escorted processions of mourners as five more children and a teacher were laid to rest. services are also scheduled tomorrow and into the weekend. meanwhile in washington, vice president joe biden met with cabinet and law enforcement officials to discuss ways of reducing gun violence. later, attorney general eric holder headed to newtown to meet with those...
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one-stop shopping, and that mold has been called into question, not least by the architect of this model, sandy wiel, saying we should break up the big banks. gwen, i think it tells us more about the end of the era of kind of this force conglomeration of bank where's bigger is naturally better. you have seen, obviously, too big to fail banks become too bigger to fail, such as j.p.morgan, or wells fargo which bought wachovia. but there are others who find they can't hit their stride with the asset they say accummed a decade ago. >> ifill: what we're watching happening at citigroup. does that make them an outlier or a sign of things to come? >> i think it's a little bit of both. citigroup, let's not forget, had to go in for two rounds of bailout money. there was even scuttlebut that the white house suggested this was a bank that should fail, that it was beyond rescue. it still has $1 fent billion of bad seeftz its sheets it's looking to get rid of. there are no easy answers for it. there is no overnight turnaround. and at the same time, it's a public company and shareholders are saying, "show me
one-stop shopping, and that mold has been called into question, not least by the architect of this model, sandy wiel, saying we should break up the big banks. gwen, i think it tells us more about the end of the era of kind of this force conglomeration of bank where's bigger is naturally better. you have seen, obviously, too big to fail banks become too bigger to fail, such as j.p.morgan, or wells fargo which bought wachovia. but there are others who find they can't hit their stride with the...
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antarctica are going to do, and that's a very troubling development because, as we saw in hurricane sandy and other coastal storms, the combination of intense storms with an unusually high sea level causes an extra level, a tremendous level of flooding inland, and is very destructive. and the third message is that the window of opportunity to avoid a dangerous warming which has been labeled by the governments as a warming of a little short of four degrees fahrenheit, that window is closing rapidly. and we could, by short of the middle of this century-- say some time 202040 and 2050-- emit so much of these gases if we don't change tower course, the dangerous warming piles up and adaptation becomes very difficult, and in some cases impossible, that that kind of warming will be inevitable. >> suarez: when you move from calling something extremely likely, these are terms people use in daily live, but do they have when you say them and people like you you say them, scientific precision. it is a nuance to go from very likely to extremely likely. >> these terms are used with great precision. it
antarctica are going to do, and that's a very troubling development because, as we saw in hurricane sandy and other coastal storms, the combination of intense storms with an unusually high sea level causes an extra level, a tremendous level of flooding inland, and is very destructive. and the third message is that the window of opportunity to avoid a dangerous warming which has been labeled by the governments as a warming of a little short of four degrees fahrenheit, that window is closing...
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music legends takes the stage tonight in new york, raising money for those hit hardest by hurricane sandy. the program for the "12-12-12" concert includes paul mccartney, bruce springsteen, the rolling stones, kanye west and alicia keys, among many others. the concert and telethon could reach two billiopeople on raio and.v., in movie theaters and on facebook and even digital billboards. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: negotiators signaled publicly today that there had been little progress in reaching a deal to avert the fiscal cliff with 19 days to go until a year-end deadline. >> i remain the most optimistic person in this town. but we've got some serious differences. >> woodruff: that downbeat assessment from house speaker john boehner came after he and president obama tded fresh offers this week. >> we spoke honestly and openly about the differences we face. but, the president's calling for $1.4 trillion worth of revenue. that cannot pass the house or the senate. >> woodruff: the president originally sought $1.6 trillion in revenue over 10 yea
music legends takes the stage tonight in new york, raising money for those hit hardest by hurricane sandy. the program for the "12-12-12" concert includes paul mccartney, bruce springsteen, the rolling stones, kanye west and alicia keys, among many others. the concert and telethon could reach two billiopeople on raio and.v., in movie theaters and on facebook and even digital billboards. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: negotiators...
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tuesday's vote came four months after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at sandy hook elementary in newtown. the budgets would have added $770,000 to hire more police and school guards. town leaders say voters balked at overall spending increases and tax hikes. wall street was held back today by some weak corporate earnings reports. the dow jones industrial average lost 43 points to close at 14,676. the nasdaq rose a fraction of a point to close at 3,269. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: and we come back to boston. jeffrey brown picks up on another part of the story: how victims will be compensated. >> brown: within hours of the attacks, city leaders were getting calls asking how people could help victims. part of the answer is coming from the one fund which was announced by boston mayor thoma meino and massacusettsovernor deval patrick. it will provide compensation to those injured and to families of those killed. the fund has received more than $21 million in commitments already, some 50,000 individuals have promised nearly $7 million, the
tuesday's vote came four months after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at sandy hook elementary in newtown. the budgets would have added $770,000 to hire more police and school guards. town leaders say voters balked at overall spending increases and tax hikes. wall street was held back today by some weak corporate earnings reports. the dow jones industrial average lost 43 points to close at 14,676. the nasdaq rose a fraction of a point to close at 3,269. those are some of the day's...